feat: random entry

hhub/views.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import random
 
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.core.paginator import EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger, Paginator
@@ -78,6 +79,104 @@ def entries_all(request):
     return JsonResponse(serializer.data, safe=False)
 
 
+def random_entries(request):
+    """
+    Returns a random entry matching some condition.
+
+    Similar to search
+    """
+    # Parse query params, providing defaults
+    # Filters
+    developer = request.GET.get("developer", "")
+    typetag = request.GET.get("typetag", "")
+    tags = request.GET.get("tags", "")
+    platform = request.GET.get("platform", "")
+
+    # Pagination
+    # Request a specific page
+    page = request.GET.get("page", "")
+    # Request a specific number of results (>1,<30)
+    num_elements = request.GET.get("results", 10)
+
+    # Order and sort
+    order_by_param = request.GET.get("order_by", "")
+    sort_by_param = request.GET.get("sort", "")
+
+    # Start by selecting everything
+    entries = Entry.objects.all()
+
+    # Boundaries for elements per page
+    # if num_elements <= 1:
+    #    num_elements = 1
+    # elif num_elements >= 30:
+    #    num_elements = 30
+
+    # change 3 to how many random items you want
+    entries = random.sample(list(entries), int(num_elements))
+
+    # sort and order
+    if sort_by_param:
+        entries = sort_and_order(entries, order_by_param, sort_by_param)
+
+    if developer:
+        entries = entries.filter(developer=developer)
+
+    if platform:
+        entries = entries.filter(platform=platform)
+
+    if typetag:
+        entries = entries.filter(typetag=typetag)
+
+    if tags:
+        # Read the value of tags as an array of tags separated by commas
+        tags = tags.split(",")
+        entries = entries.filter(tags__contains=tags)
+
+    results = len(entries)
+
+    # Prepare paginators and number of results
+    paginator = Paginator(entries, num_elements)
+
+    # Request the desired page of results
+    try:
+        entries = paginator.page(page)
+    except PageNotAnInteger:
+        entries = paginator.page(1)
+        page = 1
+    except EmptyPage:
+        entries = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)
+        page = paginator.num_pages
+
+    serializer = EntrySerializer(entries, many=True)
+
+    # Read from disks the manifests of the result entries
+    json_entries = []
+    for entry in entries:
+        data = open(f"db-sources/{entry.basepath}/{entry.slug}/game.json").read()
+        json_data = json.loads(data)
+        # Enrich the manifest with some values available only in the (postgres) database
+        json_data["basepath"] = entry.basepath
+        json_entries.append(json_data)
+
+    # Prepare final JSON response
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            # total number of results from the query
+            "results": results,
+            # total number of pages
+            "page_total": paginator.num_pages,
+            # current request page
+            "page_current": page,
+            # number of elements in this page
+            "page_elements": len(serializer.data),
+            # array of entries manifests
+            "entries": json_entries,
+        },
+        # Allow non-dict instances to be passed and serialized
+        safe=False,
+    )
+
+
 def search_entries(request):
     """
     Returns every entry matching the conditions given in the query